Muirchertach (modern spelling: Muircheartach, anglicised as
Murtagh) is an
Irish language
Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigenous ...
male
given name
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meaning "mariner". The name was sometimes Anglicised as "Mortimer." The Old Norse name
Kjartan is derived from this name.
[ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon. ', 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, .] Muirchertach was borne by several figures from legend and history, including:
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Muirchertach mac Muiredaig (Mac Ercae), great-grandson of
Niall of the Nine Hostages and
High King of Ireland
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Muirchertach mac Néill, 10th-century king of Cenél nEógain
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Muircheartach Ua Briain, 12th-century
High King of Ireland
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Muirchertach Mac Lochlainn, 12th-century king of Cenél nEógain
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Muirchertach mac Maelruanaidh Mor, obscure king of
Magh Luirg
See also
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List of Irish-language given names
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Not all Irish given names have English equivalents, though most names have an angl ...
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Irish-language masculine given names
Masculine given names